Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of the construction, even as the project faces fierce pushback and litigation from local communities who fear their livelihoods will be severely affected
The La. Department of Natural Resources says the state is well-positioned to handle the new responsibility of approving carbon capture well projects after the EPA granted the state the authority to do so, but environmental justice advocates are not convinced.
The insurance crisis causes some homeowners to default on loans or become delinquent on mortgage payments. A housing advocate and a local banker weigh in on the ongoing insurance issues in Louisiana.
As more Louisiana homeowners get the opportunity to apply for grants to "fortify" their roofs a local contractor discusses how the installation is done.
Veteran insurance agents say most flood insurance policy renewals for their customers have increased. But some people saw significant decreases in the cost of their coverage.
The nation's energy chief Jennifer Granholm stopped in New Orleans and Kenner on Wednesday (July 12). During a tour of the Home Builder's Institute's Build Strong Academy, she announced that Louisiana will share in the $90 million in grants the federal government is doling out to help states and cities implement updated energy codes for buildings.
Top U.S. Commerce Department official stopped in St. Bernard Parish just outside the city of New Orleans to discuss clean energy job creation and coastal restoration efforts.
Southeast of the town of Jean Lafitte, contractors for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have converted open water into near 1,200 acres of new marsh.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and the chairman of the La. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority celebrate the passage of coastal restoration plans.
Louisiana’s coastal program is facing a funding crisis as the big money from fines and settlements associated with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill runs out in 2032.
The scientists suggested that the recent acceleration was due to man-made climate change signals and a peak in weather-related variability that lasted over several years.
Several cities, counties and businesses across the Mississippi Gulf Coast sued the Corps, claiming the more frequent, lengthier openings of the Spillway in recent years have caused significant damage to the environment and economy of the Coast.
The concept of the project has been discussed since 1984, but a final Environment Impact Study represents a milestone in the efforts to make it a reality.
About 120 former residents of sinking Isle de Jean Charles are expected to relocate to government-provided homes 40 miles north in a new community dubbed New Isle.
